Cup bowl

Museum number:
4-4641
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Cup bowl decorated with six trophy heads. Height 10.8 cm.; diameter 18.3 cm. Painted in 8 colors. The heads are purple, grey, orange, light orange, and brown; all have black hair and white slings. The background is orange and the rim band black. The grey pigment contains specular hematite giving it a sparkling metallic appearance. The brown is almost indistinguishable from the grey, but it does not contain hematite. The interior of the vessel is red and the exterior bottom is black. The vessel was cracked in antiquity and has one pair of mend holes. Illustrated by Kroeber and Strong, 1924, Plate 29b.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 4, Ocucaje Site B, Ica Valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 4
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 3D, ancient Peru
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cup bowl, accession number 4-4641, described as Cup bowl decorated with six trophy heads. Height 10.8 cm.; diameter 18.3 cm. Painted in 8 colors. The heads are purple, grey, orange, light orange, and brown; all have black hair and white slings. The background is orange and the rim band black. The grey pigment contains specular hematite giving it a sparkling metallic appearance. The brown is almost indistinguishable from the grey, but it does not contain hematite. The interior of the vessel is red and the exterior bottom is black. The vessel was cracked in antiquity and has one pair of mend holes. Illustrated by Kroeber and Strong, 1924, Plate 29b.

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